The 12 most popular IKEA products of all time
Owning IKEA furniture is practically a rite of passage for millennials leaving their college dorms behind and couples sharing the first apartment.
The company releases some 2,500 new products annually, but since the Swedish ready-to-assemble furniture company was founded in 1943, some favorite products have emerged and stood the test of time. The Poäng armchair just celebrated its 40th birthday, while a Billy bookcase is sold every 10 seconds somewhere in the world.
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We asked IKEA to point us towards the company's most popular products of all time. These are not necessarily the best-selling overall — it's hard to calculate that since not all products are sold internationally and some have a limited release — but rather the top-selling products in an array of individual categories, like armchairs or bed frames.
Take a look at the top-selling products:
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